Is Palo Alto Networks Stock a Buy Now?

Palo Alto Networks' (NASDAQ: PANW) stock surged 8% on May 24 after it posted its latest earnings report. On the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Palo Alto Networks generated a net profit of $108 million, compared to its net loss of $73 million a year earlier. Palo Alto splits its business into three ecosystems: Strata, which houses its on-site firewalls and network security appliances; Cortex, which handles its threat-detection tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI); and Prisma, which hosts its cloud-based security services.